I have a close friend that went on vacation with another couple. They decided to share a hotel room to save some cash, and in the middle of the night they were awaken by the sound of the other couple having sex in the bed next to them.

My oldest grandson spent last night over here. He got up at 10 pm because he was hungry. Since he's hyperactive and skinny as a rail we have an open fridge policy for him so I sent him upstairs for a biscuit and a glass of milk. My son and daughter in law were getting busy in their room. lol, he knocked on their door and asked if they were all right.

Oh, my son told him (through the door) that he and auntie were just wrestling.

Said in sing-song-y voice: "We can hear you... and we don't WANT to..."

I would never share a room with another couple. If you can't afford your own room, you shouldn't be going on vacation. IF I ever did have to share, a "no sex while we're all here together" policy would be discussed.

Wait until they are done, then whistle and applaud loudly. Make comments like, "Wow, superman you ARE faster than a speeding bullet!" or "I'm going to score you with an 8.5. I have to deduct .5 for the sloppy dismount." For the rest of the vacation, he will be known as "tiny" and she will be "rabbit".

This has never bothered me. The first time was in Chicago with a friend for a convention and she had a friend over. They did it on her bed in front of me. He was a little shy about it after they finished and he quickly dressed and left. She rather enjoyed having me watch them make love.

Went to a party a few years later that turned out to be a bunch of swingers. Saw it happen several times and with different couples. Thought nothing of it.

Had two friends, a couple, and they had no problems with doing it in front of me. They started doing it one time and then surprised me big time. They invited me to join them and we had a threesome.

I have been in this sort of situation a few times with different results.

My experience has taught me that ground rules governing a number of situations should be discussed in advance.

Some outcomes of being woken up by the other couple having sex.

- We quietly ignored them, then the next day discussed some ground rules.

- My partner quietly got up and went to the bathroom to drain the lizard, without acknowledging the sex going on, but it stopped the sex. In this case no new ground rules needed to discussed because it was our last night. To be honest, the trip had left the two couples on less than cordial terms.

- harassed the hell out of them forever.

- Got horny, started having sex with my partner then all 4 of us got together. We continued to play together for the rest of the vacation and some occasional get together for a couple of years later.

The point I am making is that there is no one real right answer. Much depends on the nature of the relationship between everyone.

It's one thing to be in that situation and know before hand that it's a possibility...and if it's a friend you're close with (either in that way or not lol)

but to wake up to it, the sounds and smells and whatnot...I think that's rude on their behalf. I'm quite the opened minded person when it comes to this topic, but they're adults, they could wait a night or two, or do their duty when they were alone in the room.

I would have ignored it...it wouldn't bother me at all. I once got a bj from my girlfriend while her best friend was spending the night in the same bed. Her friend woke up and smiled at me when she realized what was happening, then just rolled over. I was young and apparently rude at the time, with no respect for boundaries, so I wouldn't do such a thing now. But I don't care if my friends are sharing a hotel room and having sex...I'd be happy they are comfortable enough to do it around me without worrying about it.